Good news on the assisted living employment front … Opinion: Small senior living providers will adapt to whatever changes this year brings … Senate votes to overturn proposed retirement investment...
Acquisition loans on the rise, experts say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 02, 2023
Several factors are contributing to the increase in acquisition loans, according to the experts at Cambridge Senior Housing & Healthcare Capital.
57 percent of state’s SNFs report empty beds due to lack of staff
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 02, 2023
Fifty-seven percent of skilled nursing providers in Pennsylvania have empty beds, not because of lack of demand but because they don’t have enough staff members to care for residents and patients. That’s...
Business briefs, March 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 02, 2023
Today is final day for some employers to submit 2022 injury and illness data … Evive Brands is new name for Executive Home Care, Assisted Living Locators, Grasons Co. and Future Acquisitions … Ohio’s...
Inconsistent state regulations, staff training produce wide variations among states’ antipsychotic...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 28, 2023
Researchers are calling for a closer look at the use of antipsychotics among assisted living residents with dementia after a study found wide variations in prescribing patterns.
Advocates ‘appalled’ as CMS again says it will not cover monoclonal antibody treatments for Alzheimer’s
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 24, 2023
Advocates of those living with Alzheimer’s disease are expressing disappointment that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday rejected a request to expand its coverage of monoclonal...
Earnings calls roundup: Brookdale, NHI, Sabra
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 23, 2023
Fourth-quarter / full-year 2022 earnings calls continued Wednesday with reports from Brookdale Senior Living, National Health Investors and Sabra Health Care REIT.
More news for Wednesday, Feb. 22
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2023
Congressman tells AG Garland that Esformes case is ‘political’ … FHCA unveils 2023 legislative priorities … Medicare advisers suggest tweak to coverage process for Alzheimer’s drugs … Schumer...
Business briefs, Feb. 22
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 22, 2023
Opinion: Diversity, equity and inclusion is work in progress … Percent of adults aware of the return to regular Medicaid renewal processes remains low … Vice-enabled interface technology for eldercare...
Bipartisan group pushes CMS to expand coverage for Alzheimer’s treatments
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 21, 2023
Access to federally approved monoclonal antibody and other disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease will be “extremely limited” unless the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reconsiders...